28 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.9002 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings.
(1) Act--The Amusement Ride Safety Inspection
and Insurance Act, (Occupations Code Chapter 2151, concerning Regulation of
Amusement Rides).
(2) Amusement
ride--As defined in Occupations Code §
2151.002, concerning
Definitions.
(3) ASTM--The American
Society for Testing and Materials.
(4) Class A amusement ride--As defined in
Occupations Code §
2151.002.
(5) Class B amusement ride--As defined in
Occupations Code §
2151.002.
(6) Class B motorized train amusement ride--A
Class B amusement ride that:
(A) consists of
a motorized vehicle that tows one or more separate passenger cars in a manner
similar to a train but without regard to whether the vehicle and cars operate
on a fixed track or course;
(B)
does not travel under its own power in excess of 5 miles per hour;
(C) has safety belts for all
passengers;
(D) does not run on an
elevated track;
(E) has passenger
seating areas enclosed by guardrails or doors; and
(F) does not have passenger cars that rotate
independently from the motorized vehicle.
(7) Commissioner--The commissioner of
insurance.
(8) Inspector--A person
qualified by training, education, or experience to conduct safety inspections
of amusement rides or devices on behalf of an insurance company and in
accordance with the ASTM, the manufacturer's standards and criteria, or
standards established by the insurance company.
(9) Inspection--A procedure to be conducted
by an inspector to determine whether an amusement ride or device is being
assembled, maintained, tested, operated, and inspected in accordance with the
current ASTM standards, the manufacturer's, or insurer's standards, whichever
is the most stringent, and that determines the current operational safety of
the ride or device.
(10) Interlocal
agreement--An interlocal contract as defined in Government Code §
791.003(2),
concerning Definitions.
(11) Local
government--A county, municipality, or special district; a junior college
district, or other political subdivision of this state or another state; a
local government corporation created under Transportation Code, Chapter 431,
Subchapter D, concerning Local Government Corporations; a political subdivision
corporation created under Local Government Code Chapter 304, concerning Energy
Aggregation Measures for Local Governments; a local workforce development board
created under Government Code §
2308.253, concerning
Creation of Local Workforce Development Boards; or a combination of two or more
of such entities.
(12) Mobile
amusement ride--As defined in Occupations Code §
2151.002.
(13) Owner/operator--The person or entity
responsible for an amusement ride and that person or entity's agents or
representatives. A separate reference to owner or operator is deemed to include
owner/operator.
(14) TDI--The Texas
Department of Insurance.
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